even as the Son of man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Luke 22:27 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) For which is the greater, one who sits at table, or one who serves? Is it not the one who sits at table? But I am among you as one who serves. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For who is the greater, the one who reclines at table (the master), or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am in your midst as One Who serves. American Standard Version (1901) For which is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am in the midst of you as he that serveth. Common English Bible So which one is greater, the one who is seated at the table or the one who serves at the table? Isn’t it the one who is seated at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. Catholic Public Domain Version For who is greater: he who sits at table, or he who serves? Is not he who sits at table? Yet I am in your midst as one who serves. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For which is greater, he that sitteth at table, or he that serveth? Is it not he that sitteth at table? But I am in the midst of you, as he that serveth: |
even as the Son of man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes; truly, I say to you, he will gird himself and have them sit at table, and he will come and serve them.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.